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Household of J W Best (born 1837, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

J W Best and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of J W Best, born in 1837 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 4 members. J W was the head of the household, married to Alice Best, born in 1854 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were J W's Dar, Laurie (born 1878 in Surrey, England) and J W's Dar, Ktherine (born 1880 in St Pancras, Surrey, England).


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J W Best's household

Male

J W

Best

Head
Female

Alice

Best

Wife
Female

Laurie

Best

Dar
Female

Ktherine

Best

Dar
First name(s) J W
Last name Best
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

J W

Best

Head

Married

44

1837

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Alice

Best

Wife

Married

27

1854

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Laurie

Best

Dar

Single

3

1878

Surrey, England

Ktherine

Best

Dar

Single

1

1880

St Pancras, Surrey, England

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